measles outbreak

AMA Update 573: Measles update, cancer screening rates, bird flu and pet safety

12 de marzo de 2025 casimedicos AMA Update 00:11:42 0 Comments

Can cats get bird flu? Is there cure for measles? How many measles cases in the US? Is the new COVID vaccine effective? Why are cancer screenings declining? AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses post-pandemic cancer screening rates, latest updates on the measles outbreak, bird flu in cattle, H5N1 in pets, and the effectiveness of the COVID vaccine. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🎥 Watch #AMAUpdate for healthcare news for physicians, residents and medical students: https://ama-assn.co/AMAUpdate

🪽 For bird flu news visit AMA H5N1 Resource Center to get clinical information, the latest CDC updates and more AMA resources: https://ama-assn.co/BirdFlu

🗺️ CDC current avian flu map: https://ama-assn.co/avianflu_map

💻 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC H5N1 Bird Flu Current Situation Summary (CDC H5N1 technical report): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_H5N1

🚨 If the CDC issues new health warning, get the latest CDC health alert 2025 via the Health Alert Network (HAN CDC website): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_HAN

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally, focused on addressing the issues important to you, so you can focus on what matters most — patients. We will meet this challenge together. Join us: https://ama-assn.co/JoinRenew

Read More

AMA Update 567: Long COVID news, measles in Texas, RSV vaccine for moms, food recalls and rural health care access

26 de febrero de 2025 casimedicos AMA Update 00:14:13 0 Comments

What’s the new long COVID study? How bad is this year’s flu? How many measles vaccines do you need? What food has been recalled? When to get RSV vaccine pregnancy? AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses the ongoing flu season, 2025 measles outbreak news, a new study on long COVID in women, uptake of maternal RSV vaccines, as well as food recalls and financial challenges faced by rural healthcare facilities. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

🎥 Watch #AMAUpdate for healthcare news for physicians, residents and medical students: https://ama-assn.co/AMAUpdate

🗺️ CDC FluView Weekly US Map & Influenza Summary Update: https://ama-assn.co/flu_map

🌡️ For the latest CDC measles outbreaks, symptoms of measles mumps rubeola and more, visit: https://ama-assn.co/CDC_Measles

😷 CDC Respiratory Illnesses Data Channel: https://ama-assn.co/CDC_RespiratoryIllnesses

🦠 CDC RSV resources: https://ama-assn.co/CDC_RSV

🚮 FDA recall lists: https://ama-assn.co/FDA_recalls

🍽️ For the latest food safety news, recalls and more, visit: https://ama-assn.co/FoodSafety

🛒 USDA food recall lists: https://ama-assn.co/USDA_recalls

🚨 If the CDC issues new health warning, get the latest CDC health alert 2025 via the Health Alert Network (HAN CDC website): https://ama-assn.co/CDC_HAN

Read More

AMA Update 449: Preparing for the next pandemic, bird flu outbreak, measles cases and years of life lost statistics

24 de abril de 2024 casimedicos AMA Update 00:12:32 0 Comments

Is there a vaccine for bird flu? Can pets get bird flu? Is America prepared for another pandemic? What is an example of a DALY? Why is global health security important?

Our guest is AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

💻 Learn more about the US national strategy for countering biological threats, enhancing pandemic preparedness, and achieving global health security USAID: https://www.usaid.gov/global-health/health-areas/global-health-security

🔏 Wondering what are the objectives of the Global Health Security Agenda? Visit United States Agency for International Development for details on the Global Health Security Agenda GHSA: https://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/security/what-is-ghsa.htm

🌐 For more information on the global pandemic accord: https://www.who.int/news/item/20-03-2024-call-for-urgent-agreement-on-international-deal-to-prepare-for-and-prevent-future-pandemics

The Lancet Infectious Diseases Journal for the Global burden associated with 85 pathogens in 2019 A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(24)00158-0/fulltext

🩺 The AMA is your powerful ally in patient care. Join now: https://bit.ly/AMAJoinRenew

Read More